Chapter 111: The Only Successful One (Extra Update)

The vengeful spirits, Rebecca, and the Blue Dragon Aaliyah’s souls all merged together under the influence of external forces. Regardless of their own wills, the fusion was an unstoppable force.

Those ordinary souls filled with hatred could not possibly compete with the solid and powerful dragon soul. They were crushed, shattered, and absorbed as pure vengeful power.

In less than a few minutes, thousands of vengeful spirits disappeared, leaving only the immense power of resentment still lingering in the realm of consciousness.

The only one who seemed weak and fragile, Rebecca’s soul, continued to hold on stubbornly.

The priestess didn’t understand the reasons, but perhaps just as the undead had said, Rebecca’s soul power was far stronger than it appeared on the surface, capable even of directly resisting the remnants of the giant dragon’s soul.

This fusion ultimately turned into a tug of war between Aaliyah and Rebecca.

Perhaps understanding that failure meant disappearance, even the timid little girl mustered the courage to fight back fiercely.

Vilyric could sense the lingering conviction in Rebecca’s heart that supported her:

【Daddy will surely come to save me; I must hang on!】

This small and humble wish became the unyielding backbone that stood against the giant dragon.

Then, it was unclear how long this stalemate lasted—perhaps it was a long time, or maybe just a few minutes.

【Human, you are quite interesting… Well, no need to fight to the death here. How about we coexist?】

The Blue Dragon’s dignified and melodious voice rang out in this chaotic world.

“Eh… coexist…? You won’t harm me?”

Rebecca’s consciousness was already somewhat blurred. Though she was gifted, she was still just a human, holding on only to the conviction of “survive and meet daddy.”

【Hmph, we dragons keep our word. Given your strength on the soul level, you have earned my acknowledgment. I am willing to merge with you—yes or no; respond.】

“As long as… I can survive, I am willing…”

【Wise choice, then take my hand.】

In Vilyric’s view, in that chaotic, vast world of fusion, an arm grew scales of blue dragon, and a long, fair hand reached out. Understanding something, Rebecca extended her hand to clasp it.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

The world built on vengeful power surged like thunder, two powerful soul forces interweaving, and the memory ends here.

…

“Master?”

A familiar voice came from behind. It was the Blue Dragon’s inquiry. Vilyric instinctively turned around and met the concerned gaze of Little Dragon Daughter.

“…I’m fine.”

Though it wasn’t the first time, witnessing others’ experiences from a first-person perspective, especially during a life-changing event or a tragedy, still gave Vilyric a surreal feeling of being in another world.

“Xiao Guang, back when we just arrived at the City of Courage, could you tell the dragon bloodline from the dragon aura you sensed?”

“Hmm?”

Seemingly not quite understanding why her master suddenly brought up a topic unrelated to their current situation, the platinum-haired girl tilted her head.

However, she took a moment to recall and said in a somewhat uncertain tone.

“From too far away, I can’t be sure, but among the mixed strange scents, there was a chilling feeling; it should be a Frost Blue Dragon, or a half-dragon with some of that bloodline.”

“Is that so… The world really is small.”

Vilyric forced a smile.

With this, everything became clear.

In the City of Courage, the other, more powerful sovereign who Plakaka couldn’t detect was the resurrected Blue Dragon named Aaliyah.

Also… the daughter of Rebecca, the president of the Adventurers’ Guild, known as the signboard girl.

The evidence, aside from the unclear memory of Rebecca I had seen just now, was also the fusion vengeful spirit notebook left by Leopold that I had observed in the Iris Flower Orphanage’s [Throne of Immortality] experiment site.

Vilyric clearly remembered that the name of the only successful individual who became a [Sovereign] was indeed tainted and blurry in dirt, but the first character was certainly【Li】.

At that time, it was entirely incomprehensible, but now, with sufficient evidence, it had become the final piece of the puzzle.

That said, when Rebecca approached the two of us at the Adventurers’ Guild, it wasn’t merely because she had previously claimed, “I’ve never seen you before,” but because the sovereign lady with extraordinary strength had sensed something special hidden beneath the [Cognitive Block Mask] and was deliberately probing.

Even further, Ban meeting the two of us there wasn’t because he was out for a stroll; he was specifically looking to discuss certain matters with Rebecca, the [Sovereign]!

No wonder I always found it strange that an ambitious fellow like Ban would leisurely take his two underlings to flirt with girls at the Adventurers’ Guild during such a critical period of the last half-month before the ceremony countdown?

Everything was an act and a scheme.

I recall…

The dossier Princess provided to the priestess about Rebecca contained the following record.

【In the year 1368 of the new calendar, in July, Herbert’s daughter Rebecca was kidnapped by underground trafficking groups during an incident. Enraged, Herbert mobilized thousands of adventurers, with the royal family’s assistance, conducting a citywide manhunt, and ultimately two days later, raided their base, capturing nearly a hundred illegal operatives.

However, among the captured children, Rebecca was not found. According to a few surviving criminals from Herbert’s wrath, it was confirmed that Rebecca and several young children were trafficked to a mysterious organization within the Ost Empire, but no further information was known.

In the year 1368 of the new calendar, in September, Herbert led several elite adventurers into the Empire, secretly investigating through a trail of clues for nearly a month, finally locating the organization’s base, but by then it was nearly abandoned, with only a few dying children left.

Among them was Herbert’s daughter, Rebecca.

For some reason, her originally inherited black hair had all turned dark blue, but fortunately, her life was barely saved.

Herbert urgently brought his daughter back to the kingdom, abandoning guild affairs to accompany her for over a month to recuperate, and Rebecca finally recovered.

In the year 1369 of the new calendar, in February, to recover from the terrible trauma, Rebecca began to take on the role of the guild’s signboard girl. With her remarkable memory, she quickly exhibited extraordinary talent and was hailed as a prodigy.】

Regarding her ordeal of being captured, Liliya indicated that Rebecca had once said she was kept in prison the entire time, with everyone she saw masked. She was unable to provide further clues and didn’t want to recall it.

But if that mysterious organization was indeed the [Throne of Immortality], there was no doubt that Rebecca had been forced to merge with dragon souls and countless vengeful spirits during that period, transforming into a special non-human existence.

This was indeed… an unexpected dark chess move.

If Rebecca, as the daughter of the guild president, was the enemy’s leader—one of the [Sovereigns]—given Herbert’s kind and guilty mentality, surely no secrets would be concealed from her.

Moreover, Rebecca did not voluntarily become a Sovereign. Her current mental condition was far from certain, and there must be many hidden complications…

Things were getting a bit tricky.

   

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